Nonprofit · EIN 81-1344772
COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKIE, OR 97267
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $990,859 | $1,397,373 | -$406,514 | $1,450,100 | $21,331 | $1,428,769 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,015,478 | $1,590,272 | -$574,794 | $1,820,063 | $23,745 | $1,796,318 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,282,263 | $1,710,323 | -$428,060 | $2,318,160 | $19,518 | $2,298,642 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $604,271
- Program service revenue
- $383,419
- Investment income
- $856
- Other revenue
- $2,313
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $379,358
- Other salaries and wages
- $543,658
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,102,749
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $7,311
- Travel
- $56,070
- Program services (functional)
- $1,248,325
- Management and general (functional)
- $54,070
- Fundraising (functional)
- $94,978
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,820,063
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,450,100
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,331
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,428,769
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $791,255
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $637,514
- Gross receipts
- $990,859
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY REARDON | CFO/CO-EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $117,125 | $14,485 |
| HEATHER MANNIX | CO EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $111,742 | $13,403 |
| HEATHER REIFF | CO EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $109,342 | $13,261 |
| JESSICA HELLMANN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAY BELTRAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SCHWARTZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY PATROLIA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAISAL MOOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMERON STEAGALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RAE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA GOLDMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY REARDON | CFO/CO-EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $133,685 | $13,078 |
| HEATHER MANNIX | CO-EXEC. DIR. Officer | 40 | $124,583 | $12,087 |
| HEATHER REIFF | CO-EXEC. DIR. Officer | 40 | $123,863 | $12,087 |
| AMANDA STANLEY | PAST EXEC. DIR. Officer | 40 | $2,994 | $1,118 |
| JESSICA HELLMANN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAY BELTRAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SCHWARTZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY PATROLIA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAISAL MOOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA STANLEY | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $149,705 | $13,422 |
| KELLY REARDON | CFO Officer | 40 | $121,360 | $13,078 |
| HEATHER MANNIX | DIR STRATEGIC ENG | 40 | $101,000 | $12,087 |
| JESSICA HELLMANN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAY BELTRAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SCHWARTZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY PATROLIA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAISAL MOOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY DUDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15411 SE MEADOWLARK LN, MILWAUKIE, OR 97267-3044
- In care of
- % BROOKE SMITH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KELLY REARDON, 15411 SE Meadowlark Lane, Milwaukie, OR 97267
- Signed the 990
- KELLY REARDON, CFO
- Phone
- (503) 286-2056
- Website
- WWW.COMPASSSCICOMM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KERN & THOMPSON LLC
Mission
COMPASS CHAMPIONS, CONNECTS, AND SUPPORTS DIVERSE SCIENTIST LEADERS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND NATURE.
Program accomplishments
- CAPACITY BUILDING: GROUNDED IN THE LATEST RESEARCH ON SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, OUR IN-DEPTH, HIGHLY INTERACTIVE, AND CUSTOMIZED GROUP TRAININGS AND INDIVIDUAL COACHING ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO FIND THE RELEVANCE OF THEIR SCIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCES THEY MOST WANT TO REACHJOURNALISTS, POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITIES, LEADERS WITHIN THEIR INSTITUTION, AND OTHER SCIENTISTS. WE HELP SCIENTISTS SET, REFINE, AND ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING WITH SOCIETY. AS PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, WE BRING OUR EXPERIENCE, INSIGHT, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL TO SUPPORTING MORE SCIENTISTS TO TAKE ACTIONS TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS THROUGH MEANINGFUL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.Expenses $718,039 · revenue $368,094
- STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT: WE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS IN GENERATING, EVALUATING, AND ELEVATING EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. TO SPARK COLLABORATIVE ACTION, WE EQUIP SCIENTISTS WITH STRATEGIC AND INCLUSIVE MINDSETS, SUPPORT SCIENTISTS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLABORATE MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND INSPIRE A SHARED BELIEF THAT TOGETHER, WE CAN CO-CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE TO THRIVE. WE LEVERAGE OUR CONSCIOUSLY WOVEN NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS TO ENGAGE A DIVERSITY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND ENSURE OUR SHARED UNDERSTANDING IS DRIVEN BY SCIENCE, INFORMED BY AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, AND REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVESNOT JUST THE VIEWS DERIVED FROM THOSE WITH HISTORICAL POWER AND PRIVILEGE.Expenses $376,063 · revenue $17,638
- VISIBILITY AND OUTREACH: WE SEEK TO EXPAND THE PORTION OF THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY WHO SEE THEMSELVES AS AGENTS OF CHANGE AND COMPASS AS A LEADER AND ONGOING RESOURCE IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND POLICY. WE STRATEGICALLY ENGAGE WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SCIENCE LEADERS THAT REFLECT SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, DEEPENING EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING TARGETED EFFORTS TO BUILD NEW ONES THAT FURTHER OUR MISSION. BY SHARING AND AMPLIFYING KEY PERSPECTIVES FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND DIVERSE SCIENCE LEADERS, WE AIM TO SHIFT THE NARRATIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS TOWARD SOLUTIONS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION.Expenses $146,970
- SCIENTIST NETWORK: THE COMPASS NETWORK HAS BEEN HAND-BUILT AND STRENGTHENED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE DEVELOP AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS AND BETWEEN SCIENTIST LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND NATURE. WE AIM TO PROVIDE ALL COMPASS ALUMNI WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, COLLABORATE AROUND A SHARED PURPOSE, AND ACCESS ONGOING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER THEIR ENGAGEMENT. THE SCIENTIST NETWORK WILL SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR CONNECTION, A SOLUTIONS INCUBATOR, AND A MODEL FOR A MORE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE SCIENCE CULTURE.Expenses $7,253
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1344772
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,450,100
- Income (IRS master file)
- $990,859
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $990,859 | $1,397,373 | $1,450,100 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,015,478 | $1,590,272 | $1,820,063 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,282,263 | $1,710,323 | $2,318,160 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,225,032 | $1,708,015 | $2,766,098 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-1344772).
Questions about COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC
- What is the EIN of COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC is 81-1344772.
- Is COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KELLY REARDON.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,125 (KELLY REARDON, CFO/CO-EXEC DIR).
- How much revenue does COMPASS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $990,859, expenses of $1,397,373 and total assets of $1,450,100 at year end.
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